One in three young people ‘lack parental support’

Almost one in three young people in the UK do not receive the support they need from their parents, a study published today shows.

Just under a third of the 1,109 young people aged 16 to 25 who took part in The Prince’s Trust charity’s study said neither of their parents had witnessed or celebrated the proudest moment of their lives with them.

The Department of Health has ordered NHS bosses across England to ensure that frontline staff get immunised against swine flu amid growing signs that many doctors and nurses intend to shun the vaccine.

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